Black Youth Rising: Activism and Radical

Ginwright examines the role of community based organizations (CBOs) in the lives and development of black urban youth. The author argues that these organizations have the potential to provide a powerful influence in how young people choose to participate in schooling and civic life. Ginwright bases his observations on a five-year study of a CBO he created in Oakland, California. The book shows readers that the lives of poor, black, urban youth are not quite as determined by locale and income as more deterministic readings have argued, and that there is real hope for positive change in these urban communities.

Shawn A. Ginwright is Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Senior Research Associate at the Cesar Chavez Institute for Public Policy at San Francisco State University. Visit his website at www.shawnginwright.com.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Things Done Changed: Postcrack Black Urban America	p. 6
Building a New Type of Community Organization	p. 7
Building Spaces for Radical Healing	p. 10
Theoretical Backdrop	p. 13
Jazz and a Note on Methodology	p. 20
Organization of the Book	p. 22
A Trip Through a Blues City: Youth, Radicalism, and the Politics of Oakland	p. 26
Black Activism, 1960 to 1975	p. 33
Roland's Activism: The Growth of Black Youth Activism in Oakland	p. 33
The Urban Trifecta: Dismantling Oakland's Black Political Infrastructure	p. 42
Peace Out to Revolution! Post-1980s Activism in Oakland	p. 44
More Services, Less Activism	p. 51
Fostering Caring Relationships for Social Justice	p. 53
Care as a Political Act in Black Community Life	p. 56
Leadership Excellence: Building Activism Through Care	p. 58
Mikayla and Mamma Ned	p. 59
Kevin's Rebound	p. 64
Enacting Radical Care	p. 68
The Soft Side of Revolution, Care, and Rebuilding Community Life	p. 73
Building a Healing Community	p. 77
Reframing Community and Civic Life	p. 79
Camp Akili: A Pedagogy of Radical Healing and Care	p. 80
Camp Akili: From Terell's Point of View	p. 82
The Power of Ritual: Creating Community Through Collective Experience	p. 87
No Set TrippinÆ! The Power of Community	p. 94
Healing and New Textures of Social Capital	p. 97
Creating Consciousness Through Black Masculinity	p. 102
Stories of Our Fathers	p. 106
From Critical Consciousness to Action: Activism and Black Masculinity	p. 113
Who's Your Daddy?	p. 116
Vince's Homecoming	p. 119
Reclaiming Africa: Building Racial Wellness Among African American Youth	p. 122
Return to Home: Camp Akebulan and Youth Identity	p. 124
Lateefa's Story: From West Oakland to West Africa and Back	p. 125
Building Knowledge of Self in a Slave Dungeon	p. 129
Tre's Story	p. 131
Blackness on the Block: Returning to Oakland	p. 135
Identity and Activism	p. 142
An Emancipatory Vision for Black Youth: Toward an Ecologically Responsive Strategy for Justice	p. 144
Radical Healing in Policy and Practice	p. 148
In Pursuit of What It Takes	p. 155
Epilogue	p. 157
Notes	p. 161
References	p. 163
Index	p. 169
About the Author	p. 179
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Black Youth Rising: Activism and Radical Healing in Urban America

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